RefusedHousing estateDecided 8 September 2006

Lands At Woodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 16

Construction of 396 residential units, a creche, and a community facility in Ballycullen.

SD06A/0611 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 July 2006

Reference: SD06A/0611
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 17 July 2006
Residential units: 396

Summary

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This large-scale development consists of 396 residential units, comprising 245 houses and 151 apartment/duplex units in buildings up to 4 storeys. The project also includes a two-storey building housing a creche and a community facility, with access roads linking to the East-West Distributor Road.

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Storeys: 4
Floor area: 55,440 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of : the construction of 396 no. Residential units in a mix of 2/3/4 storey buildings with a total gross floor area (gfa) of c. 55,095 sqm comprising 245 no. Houses with total gfa of c. 39,304 sqm comprising 40 no. 5 bed units: 123 no. 4 bed units (59 no. With garages); 82 no. 3 bed units: dormer windows are provided on unit types a, a1, a2, d, d1, d2, f, f1, h: balconies / terraces are provided on house types a2, b2, d2, f, h; 151 no. Apartment / duplex units with total gfa of c. 15,791 sqm comprising 44 no. 4 bed duplex units; 37 no. 3 bed units; and 70 no. 2 bed units: balconies / terraces are provided on unit types m, n,m1 ,n1,o, p,q,r,t, u, v, w, x; provision of 1 no. 2 storey building comprising 1 no creche at ground floor level (gfa c. 200sqm) and 1 no. Community facility at 1st floor level (gfa c. 145 sqm); the total gfa of the proposed development is c. 55,440 sqm: vehicular access to the application site is via 3 no. Access roads through adjoining lands to the north of the application site which link to the east - west distributor road as follows: 2 no. Access roads via permitted residential development (sd04a/0393, under construction ) and 1 no. Access via a proposed access road from roundabout on east - west distributor road ( subject to a current planning application sd06a/0046); all ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatments works on site bounded to the north by residential development under construction (sd04a/0393) and undeveloped agricultural lands, all of which are to the south of the east - west distributor road; to the east and south by agricultural lands; and to the west and north-west by undeveloped lands ( subject to current planning applications sd06a/0238 and sd06a/0046).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RES-NR1

“To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
37 Stocking Wood Copse, Rathfarnham Dublin 16, Dublin	Sept 2025	€529,500	77 m
23 Stockingwood Copse, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Aug 2025	€630,000	112 m
15 Stocking Wood Copse, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€615,000	135 m
5 Stocking Wood Rise, Stocking Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Jun 2026	€581,000	148 m
7 Stockingwood Copse, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€730,000	158 m
Apt 4, Stocking Well Row, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Sept 2025	€362,000	208 m
2 Stocking Wood Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€636,000	224 m
4 Stocking Wood Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jan 2026	€670,000	229 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 July 2006
Decision due9 September 2006
Decision issued8 September 2006
Appeal submitted4 October 2006
Appeal decided30 March 2007
Permission expiry31 March 2007

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